Shoe



patented Oct. 2 0, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 snor:

Joseph Costanzo, New York, N. Y. Y Application September 26,1935, SerialNo. 42,173 3 Claims. (Cl. 36-18) This invention relates to shoes andmore particularly to shoes known in the trade as turn type shoes.

The principal object of the invention is the production of a shoe ofexceedingly durable and simple construction which may be cheaplymanufactured and which will conform more readily to the contour of thefoot of the wearer and be more comfortable than other shoes at thepresent time manufactured and sold.

A further object of the invention is-the production of a shoe which willclosely fit or hub the arch of the foot of the wearer and which will notsag or lose its shape at the place known as the shank of the shoe, andat the parts adjacent to said shank.

A further object of the invention is the production of a shoe having aconstruction permitting the utilization of a shank of exceedingly narrowdimensions to thereby enhance the appearance of the shoe.

To accomplish the purposes of the invention, among other things, Ipreferably dispense with what are known as the shoulders in the sole ofthe shoe at the shank portion thereof and for an appreciable distanceextending from the shank toward both the heel and forward portion of thesole and sewing the lower edge of the upper of the shoe directly to theedge of the sole at the places just referred to, said sewing beingeffected in a new and improved manner to provide an exceedingly tightand strong juncture between the upper and the sole. The edge of the soleat the shank and adjacent portions thereof is also preferably, but notnecessarily, bevelled inwardly to produce a joint between the upper andthe sole at this point which will be smooth and of pleasing appearanceand in which the juncture between the parts will be scarcelydiscernible.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel shoe hereinafter more particularly described and then specified inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawing showing a practical embodiment of theinvention:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the shoe (partially in section) showing theinvention with the parts reversed.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the shoe turned right side out.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sole per se on a smaller scale.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is across-section on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a cross-section on the line 1-1 Ufa? Fig. 515 a. horizontalsection on the line the upper portion at 2, which may be of'one or..1 0

more thicknesses of materiaLand an exceedingly thin shank portion 'ofthe sole at 3. The upper may be made of leather or any other suitable'material and, as ordinarily, may be decorated according to taste, butthese features form no part l ti of the present invention. The forwardportion of thesole and heel'of the sole are provided as ordinarily withshoulders 4, formed in' the leather, while the edges of the shank 3 perse are unshouldered and said unshouldered portions 20 extend for anappreciable extent toward the heel and forward portion of the sole andapproximately intermediate the points on the indicated drawing at A andX on either side of the sole and they then merge into the shoulders 4.These un- 5 shouldered portions are also preferably bevelled inwardly asindicated at 5 although the bevelling need not necessarily be employedto properly practice the invention. The sole is also provided except atthe central part of the shank portion 3, 30

with conventional channels 5 adjacent the shoulders 4.

At the heel portion and forward end of the sole the lower edge of theupper is secured to the sole by stitching 6, this stitching passing 35through the lower edges of the upper and through the shoulders 4 andchannels 5'. This method of securing an upper to a sole is aconventional one. At the places (A and X) between the end of theshoulders and the shank 40 per se, however, the lower edge of the upperis stitched directly to the bevelled edges 5 through the channels 5 bystitching 6. At the immediate or central part of the shank portion theshoulders 4 not only' are eliminated but the 45 channels 5' as well anda secure and strong union between the upper and sole is obtained bystitching the lower edge of the upper on one side to the bevelled edgeof the sole and through a notch or other anchoring part or device I 50stitching with the stitching just described which 55 has been made onthe opposite side. In other words, each bevelled side 5 of the shank ofthe sole is stitched to a lower edge of the upper 2 as well as to thenotch 1, the stitchings which are indicated at 8 and 8 being interlockedwith each other, the channels 5' having been eliminated at this point(adjacent the notch) as will be understood from the foregoingdescription.

From the stitchings at the shank 3 just described it will be apparentthat the stitching 8 on one side between the shank and the upper and thejuncture between the parts on that side are not dependent for theirsupport or durability on the stitching 8' and the juncture between theparts on the other side, although inasmuch as the said stitchings areinterlocked with each other after passing through the notch 1, eachstitching reinforces and strengthens the other. This manner ofattachment between the upper and the sole produces an exceedinglydurable and strong joint between the upper and the shank and theportions adjacent to said "shank 'while allowing the shoe to conform tothe configuration of the foot of the wearer and at the same timegiving'comfort to the wearer and preventing the shoe irom falling orbecoming displaced from its normal shape at this portion. It

will be understood that after the upper is attached to the sole in themanner just described the upper is reversed so'that the stitchings arehidden from view and the shoe may then be finished in any way desired.

Various modificationsrmay of course be resorted towithout departing fromthe spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A shoe having an upper portion and a sole notch.

portion formed with a shank of relatively narrow width and having adownwardly extending notch therein and inwardly bevelled edges, saidupper portion being secured to said shank at both bevelled edges thereofby stitchings each passing through said upper portion, bevelled edge andnotch and. interlocked one with the other at the point of said notch.

2. A shoe having an upper and a sole formed with a shank of relativelynarrow width and having a notch therein, the edges of said sole beingprovided at its front and rear parts with shoulders merging withunshouldered portions of said sole, said upper being secured to saidshoulders by stitchings and said unshouldered portions being secured tosaid upper by stitchings, said last-named stitchings each passingthrough said upper, shank and notch and interlocked one with the otherat the point of said notch.

' v 3. A shoe having an upper and a sole formed with a shank'ofrelatively narrow width and having a notch therein, the edges of saidsole being provided at its front and rear parts with shoulders mergingwith unshouldered portions of said sole centrally thereof and channelson said sole adjacent its edge with its ends terminating at pointsadjacent the ends of said notch, said upper being secured to said sole,except at its shank, by stitchings passing through said shouldersand-channels and the shank being secured to said upper by stitchingseach passing through said upper, shank and notch and interlocked onewith-the other at the point of said JOSEPH COSTANZO.

